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Curacao

Lodge Kura Hulanda & Beach Club     Request Travel Info

     - November 12 to 19, 2011

     -  Price Starting at - $1797 pp      

Lodge - General Information
 

 

Garden View Room

Garden View 1 Bedroom Suite

Oceanfront Studio




 

Diving Operation Information

Ocean Encounters West is located at Playa Kalki in the West End of the island. With a satellite location at All West Apartments, we provide diving services to the Westpunt area including Lodge Kura Hulanda & Beach Club.

At Ocean Encounters West we have the one stop diving concept which will take you to ALL of Curaçao, from the Mushroom Forest and Watamula, to the Superior Producer, Tugboat, and the island of Klein Curaçao. Courses are offered from Discover Scuba Diver to Dive Instructor, Emergency First Response to Technical Diving, boat and shore diving every day.

Ocean Encounters West fleet of 2 dive boats is prepared to cater to groups of any size and requirements. Our company’s goal is to enable you, our valuable customer, to enjoy the ultimate diving experience in a safe, family oriented, and relaxing atmosphere.

 

Just Some of The Dive Sites

 

1. Watamula

Derives its name from the Dutch word “Water Mollen” (Water Mill); name of the Bordering National Park. Its pristine coral formations make it one of the top dive sites of the island. Occasionally strong currents make for a great drift dive.
(30’-65’ best, drift dive)

2. Playa Kalki

“Alice in Wonderland” our beautiful house reef. Located just 100 feet straight out from the pier. Both directions are great current permitting go right. Look for concrete hand at 25’ about 50 yards right of pier with rope running down coral beyond 60’.
(35’-80’ best, shore dive)

3. Playa Piscado (Playa Grandi)

In the shallows you will find old V6 engine blocks, used by the local fishermen to anchor their boats. A perfect habitat for the juveniles, all types of moray eels, lobsters. Several seahorses and frogfishes have been spotted... Do not forget to pay a visit to our statue of Neptune!! Placed in the bay beginning of 1997.

4. Kortape Point

This rarely visited divesite offers a healthy blend of hard and soft corals culminating at a gorgeous plateau 50 feet down at the point. You won’t find this site on the Curaçao dive maps, but we’ll take you there.
(35’-75’ best, drift dive)

5. Grote Knip

It’s named for the idyllic sandy public beach. Offers a moderately pitched wall teeming with colorful reef fish. Knip is a type of local fruit tree that can be found in that area.
(40’-75’ best, drift dive)

6. Klein Knip

Named for the slightly smaller sandy beach. With a nice shallow wall and healthy coral this is a good dive for all levels of divers.
(40’-70’ best, drift dive)

7. Playa Jeremi

Named after the small public beach. The reef wall offers some impressively large stony coral formations.
(35’-85’, drift dive)


8. Playa Lagun

Named after the costal village of Lagun. This site offers a lot of diversity in both coral and marine life as well as a small cave for those who dare!
(35’-80’, mooring dive)

9. Santa Cruz

Named after the Santa Cruz mountain and the nearby tropical beach. This site offers a fairly steep wall with colorful sponges mixing in with the corals.
(35’-85’, mooring dive)

10. Black Sand Beach Wreck

The 120 foot wreck of the Catherine lies upside down in 20 feet of water surrounded by colonies of Garden eels and nicely encrusted with brain corals and sponges. Divers proceed across the sand flats to finish the dive on the northern Mushroom Forest.
(20’-60’, drift dive)

11. Mushroom Forest

This expansive area of coral flats is named for the striking mushroom shaped coral formations. One of the top dive sites of Curaçao. A great place to practice your navigation and spot myriad colorful reef life.
(30’-55’, mooring dive)

Healthy coral reefs

Includes:

- Non-Stop R/T Airfare from Newark to Curacao

- Transportation to/from Lodge

- All taxes and gratuities

- 7 nights Lodge Kura Hulanda & Beach Club

- Daily buffet breakfast

- $200 food & beverage credit PER ROOM

- 6 days of diving - 2 tank dives

- Unlimited shore diving

Available Upgrades:

      Garden 1 bedroom suite - $174 pp

      Oceanfront Studio - $348 pp

- Ask about our Specialty Classes

 

Starting at $1797.00 pp

 

     Airfare Available

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        Cash Price based on double occupancy

                        $750 Deposit - Non Refundable

 

 

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SABA  Request Travel Info

     - Juliana's Hotel

     - April 28 to May 5, 2012

     - Price Starting at - $849 pp

     - Airfare Available 

 

 

Welcome to Saba!
Saba is ideal for the traveler looking for a secluded haven, in peaceful and friendly surroundings. Rising steeply from the azure sea, the tiny island in the Caribbean is a magical experience far away from the cares and worries of today's hurried world.
 

Diving Saba

Like all gems, Saba's demeanor belies her birth: violent geophysical upheavals were her attendants. Eons later, her emerald forests, punctuated by the ruby roofs of her trim cottages, are ringed by her sapphire blue seas.

For centuries, only local fishermen and sailors knew Saba's waters. It wasn�t until 1981 that American businessmen Del Bunker and Wilson McQueen brought scuba cylinders to Saba. From the first dive, it was obvious that Saba offered something truly special. A dive shop was established.

Average Year Round Daily Temperatures in Fahrenheit

The island of Saba enjoys warm temperatures; the trade winds and the mountain create ever-changing cloud movements. Winter evenings often require a light sweater. The annual mean temperature is 27°C (80°F), varying by no more than two or three degrees throughout the year. The temperature can drop to 16°C (60°F) on winter evenings. When climbing Mount Scenery, the temperature will drop by approximately 0.2°C (0.4°F) for each 100m (330ft) gained in altitude. The average rainfall is 1667mm annually.

Includes:

- Airport transfers, service charges, hotel taxes

- 7 nights stay at Juliana's Hotel

- Daily breakfast and 2 dinners

- 5 days of 2 tank boat dives

- 1 free afternoon dive w/boxed lunch

- Add'l afternoon dives available @ $45 per dive

- Add unlimited nitrox for $59 - (paid for on island)

- Airfare and $4 Marine Park NOT Included

- Ask about our Specialty Classes

 

Starting at $1181.00 pp

 

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        Airfare available but not included

       Cash Price based on double occupancy

                        $500 Deposit - Non Refundable

 

Galapagos Islands    Request Travel Info

     - Humboldt Explorer Live-aboard

     - June 11 to June 18, 2012

     - Galapagos Is. - East South Pacific

     - Price at - $4295 pp

The Humboldt Explorer is a new vessel, which began construction in August 2009 and will provide guests with exceptional amenities. All cabins are air-conditioned and have private bath and showers, an ocean view, flat screen televisions and can be arranged to provide 2 twin beds or one large bed depending on guest needs.

A partially covered sundeck with jacuzzi and ample seating areas, a salon including a lounge area, a spacious dive deck with a large camera table are just some of the features.The Humboldt Explorer was designed by one of the premier marine architects in Ecuador, and is the first of her kind. She is a 106 foot, 2 level steel monohull vessel, built for stability on the long crossings to Darwin and Wolf, and features raised lower staterooms to allow a window in every room.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Humbold Explorer accommodates 16 passengers in 8 comfortable double cabins with full-size twin beds that can be converted to queen beds. All cabins have an ocean view, air-conditioning, hot water, TV/DVD.
 

HUMBOLDT EXPLORER CRUISE SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Capacity: 16 divers on board
  • Length: 106 feet
  • Speed: 10 knots
  • Electricity: 110V
  • Diving Equipment: A large staging area, air compressor, tanks, weights and rental diving equipment

    Nitrox is available and that there is a large camera table and rinse tank for cameras.

  • Cabins: 8 double cabins with ocean view, air-conditioning, hot water, TV/DVD
  • Social Areas: Air-conditioned social areas. Covered back deck and sundeck
  • Crew: 7 crew members plus a naturalist diving instructor and a diving instructor assistant

All safety equipment complies with international Coast Guard regulations

ITINERARY

This itinerary is for intermediate and advanced divers with experience in strong currents.

A 7mm wetsuit is recommended.

8 days/ 7 nights

Day 1: San Cristobal (Airport) Sea Lion Islands (check out dive)
Day 2: North Seymour (2 dives)
Day 3: Darwin (4 dives)
Day 4: Darwin (3-4 dives)
Day 5: Wolf (3-4 dives)
Day 6: Marshall Cape (3-4 dives)
Day 7: Cousin´s  Rock (2 dives) – Puerto Ayora: Charles Darwin Station
Day 8: San Cristobal (airport) 
 

Includes:

- Airfare NOT INCLUDED

- 7 Nights Stay on the Humboldt Explorer

- 3 meals daily - snacks included

- Non-alcoholic & alcoholic beverages included

- 6 Days of diving - up to 4 dives daily

- Nitrox Available

- Ask about our Specialty Classes

 

Starting at $4295.00 pp

 

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        Airfare available but not included

        Trip insurance recommended

        Cash Price based on double occupancy

                        $1000 Deposit - Non Refundable

 

Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands

Brac Reef Beach Resort     Request Travel Info

     - November 10 to 17, 2012

     -  Price Starting at - $1554 pp      

Overview

Location.
Situated near the beach in West End, Brac Reef Beach Resort is close to Reef Divers Resort and Bat Cave. Additional regional attractions include Conch Rock and Long Beach.

Resort Features.
Brac Reef Beach Resort has a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a fitness facility. Wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is complimentary in public areas. This 3-star resort features business amenities including a business center, small meeting rooms, and audio-visual equipment. Dining options at the resort include 2 restaurants along with a poolside bar. For a surcharge, guests have access to a roundtrip airport shuttle. Guest parking is complimentary. The staff can arrange concierge services, wedding services, event catering, and business services. Additional amenities include spa services, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. This is a smoke-free property.

Guestrooms.
The 40 air-conditioned guestrooms at Brac Reef Beach Resort include iPod docking stations and welcome amenities. Rooms feature balconies with ocean views. Guests can channel-surf the cable television. All accommodations provide desks and phones. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Additional amenities include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. In addition, housekeeping is offered daily and amenities available on request include wake-up calls. All guestrooms at Brac Reef Beach Resort are non-smoking.

Diving Operation Information

Cayman Brac Diving

Divers, the onsite dive operator at our Cayman Island all inclusive resort, provides first-class “valet” service, top-rated equipment and a modern fleet of specially designed dive boats. Their professional boat captains balance concern for your dive safety and care for the environment, yet are committed to give you an unforgettable and completely unique Cayman Brac diving experience.

After checking in you'll be asked to complete a history form and return it to the dive shop. Don't forget your “C” card, you won't be able to dive without it. The boats depart each morning at 8:30 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. Water temperature ranges from 78° in the winter to 86° in the summer. Divers are encouraged to place their gear in a bag outside their door the first morning where the dive staff will pick it up, take it to the boat and set up their gear. After that the dive staff will take care of everything, including packing up your gear and rinsing it after the day’s diving.

If you are keen to get Cayman Island diving even faster, please feel free to complete the Release Form and Medical Statement* prior to your arrival.

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Little Cayman and Cayman Brac Diving Highlights

  • Site of one of the world’s best wreck dives, the Russian Missile Frigate #356, renamed the MV Capt. Keith Tibbetts.
  • Turtles, Spotted Eagle Rays, Reef Sharks, Nassau Groupers, Moray Eels, Stingrays, Horse-Eye Jacks, Barracuda, Flying Gurnards and more!
  • 100 different hard and soft corals and over 500 types of fish.
  • Unlimited visibility...usually 100 to 150 feet...with little or no current.
  • Warm water...Winter 78° to 80°, Summer 82° to 86°
  • Trips to Bloody Bay Wall Marine Park are offered during the week, but are weather dependent.

Healthy coral reefs

Includes:

- Airfare Not Included - Call for pricing

- Airport transfers

- All taxes and service charges

- 7 nights Brac Reef Beach Resort

- All Meals

- 6 days of 2 tank boat dives and 5 - 1 tank afternoon dives

- Total of 17 dives!!!!

- Ask about our Specialty Classes

- Additional charges apply - call for info

 

Starting at $1554.00 pp

 

              Airfare available but not included

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        Cash Price based on double occupancy

                        $750 Deposit - Non Refundable

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Truk (Chuuk) Lagoon    Request Travel Info

     - Odessey Live-aboard

     - July 13 to 20, 2014

     - E. Carolina Is. - South Pacific

     - Price Starting at - ESTIMATED ABOUT $2995 pp

 

Includes:

- Airfare NOT INCLUDED

- 7 Nights Stay on the Odessey

- Full Breakfast, lunch and dinner

   and snacks included

- 6 Days of diving - up to 5 dives daily

- Nitrox Available

- Ask about our Specialty Classes

 

 Estimated Starting at $2995.00 pp

 

     Call for more info

       

        Airfare available but not included

        Trip insurance recommended

        Cash Price based on double occupancy

                        $500 Deposit - Non Refundable

Rate Restrictions: All rates are per person, based on double occupancy, inter-country air where applicable, hotel taxes and airport transfers. Availability is limited, Some rates are subject to currency exchange at time of payment. Blackout dates may apply. Air taxes and individual country arrival/departure taxes are not included. All package prices subject to Our Travel Brokers terms and conditions.

 

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